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Experts caution against unregulated AI adoption

Experts at a Lagos conference warn that unregulated AI adoption could expose firms to data breaches, compromise corporate governance, and hurt business per

1 min read Oct 13
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Copeland, Dixell refrigeration systems also hacked, French cybersecurity agency says

PARIS, Oct 13 : France's cybersecurity agency said on Tuesday that the refrigeration systems of Copeland and Dixell were also hacked during a cyberattack that targeted supermarket refrigerators and freezers.A spokesperson for Copeland, which owns Dixell, decl

1 min read 1 views Oct 13
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Hacker claims ‘123456’ password let them breach the Danish national registry, accessing 8.8 million records

The Danish Central Register of Persons (CPF) was breached through the account of an IT and data services business. The hacker claimed that one of the breached accounts was only protected by a '123456' password.

1 min read 1 views Oct 13
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'123456' password linked to Denmark data breach affecting 8.8M people

A person claiming responsibility for the breach of Denmark's Central Register of Persons (CPR) says they gained access through an IT company's account protected by the password "123456." The person told Danish news outlet Politiken they had no intention of selling or leaking the data. The newspaper

2 min read 2 views Oct 13
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Over 8.7 million karaoke fans at risk after major data breach — Japanese giant Nippon Columbia says malware infection was to blame for exposing records

Malware infection at a third-party contractor may have exposed data of 8.7 million customers and employeesExposed records included personal details, though no payment data or confirm

1 min read 1 views Oct 13
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Hackers Overheat Fridges at Supermarkets Across France, Wasting Food and Starting Fires

Unknown hackers breached hundreds of supermarkets across France this weekend and remotely raised thermostats on fridges and freezers up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius), spoiling huge a

1 min read 1 views Oct 12
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Pentagon data breach exposes records of over 3M people

You can change a password after a breach. You can cancel a credit card. But when your Social Security number gets exposed, you could be dealing with the fallout for years. That is the concern after a

1 min read 1 views Oct 12
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iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People

Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers.

1 min read 1 views Oct 12
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What to do when a data breach notice doesn't say much

Publicly reported data breaches hit an all-time high in the US last year, with over 3,300 incidents recorded and nearly 280 million victim notices mailed out. But are all of these worth the paper the

1 min read 1 views Oct 12
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Japan steps up cyber warnings as data leaks hit millions of customers

Japan’s government has told ministries, local authorities and companies to step up their cyber defences. A wave of attacks has exposed the data of millions of customers. The National Cybersecurity Office sent the instructions on Friday, the Associated Press r

1 min read 1 views Oct 12
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Karaoke Giant Reveals Data Breach Impacting Eight Million

One of Japans biggest karaoke box operators has revealed a data breach at a supplier which it claims may have exposed personal information of over eight million customers. Daiichi Kosho has several

1 min read 1 views Oct 12
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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as

1 min read 1 views Oct 10

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